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Limerick of the Lighted Library

By James AlbertPublished about a year ago • 1 min read

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They told me to play not with matches.

Now, the library’s shelves are all ashes.

My lesson's been learned

‘cause, the books, they all burned

and the kids at school called me a fascist.

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James Albert

Hoping to share my love of poetry and find a unique voice among the cacophony. Some dark humor, a little adventure, a little irony, mostly strange. Please comment if you like something... or if you don't. `V(^c^)V`

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